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  1. A. Alexakis, M. Vuagnoux-d'Augustin, D. Martin, S. Kehrli, L. Palais, H. Hénon, C. Hawner,
    “Formation of all-carbon quaternary centers by copper-catalysed asymmetric conjugate addition”
    CHIMIA 2008, 62, 461-464.

This mini-review deals with a special, and challenging, aspect of the asymmetric conjugate addition: the formation of all-carbon quaternary centers by reaction with Michael acceptors bearing a polysubstituted unsaturation. Only copper catalysts allow this transformation, along with a careful choice of primary organometallics and chiral ligand. The resulting adducts are useful intermediates for the synthesis of more complex natural products.

DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2008.461 

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